Description of Job Duties/License
On a typical work day, PTs can evaluate patients’ movement dysfunction and focus on the rehabilitation. After treating their patients, they have to document treatments (can take 20-30% of the work day), attend in-services (educational training) and in interdisciplinary meetings.
What do PTs do on a typical day at work?
PTs must earn a doctor of physical therapy degree from a Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education-accredited by a physical therapist education program.
What certificate/diploma does a PT need?
Physical therapists typically work in private offices and clinics, hospitals, patients' homes, and nursing homes.
Where can PTs work?
PTs can spend time with each patient separately.
Positives for PTs?
PTs need to have a flexible schedule. They have to map out a route to take everyday in order to get to all of their patients each day. On average PTs would spend 30-45 minutes with each patient.
What type of schedule can PTs expect?
A license is required.
Is a license required for a PT?
The level of education/degree a PT needs is a doctoral or professional degree in Physical Therapy from a program.
What level of education/degree does a PT need?
PTs provide care for people in a variety of settings, including hospitals, private practices, outpatient clinics, home health agencies, schools, sports and fitness facilities, work settings and nursing homes.
What are the different types of facilities a PT can work for?
PTs have to do lots of paperwork and sometimes can’t meet patients' goals.
Negatives for PTs?
PTs could possibly work shifts like M-F and/or 9-5.
What type of shifts do PTs work on M-F and/or 9-5?
State licensure.
What type of license does a PT need?
PTs would most likely take DPT (Doctor of Physical Therapy) programs for about 3 years and 4 years in an undergraduate degree; so at least 7 years.
How many years will a PT most likely take?
PTs must be very flexible on weekends, holidays, and rotating shifts.
Do PTs work on weekends, holidays, and rotating shifts?
There are lots of schools accredited for PT programs in CT (according to APTA): Quinnipiac University, Sacred Heart University, UConn, and University of Hartford.
Are there a lot of schools in CT for PTs?